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As thebeans said, ROTJ is probably easier due to the complex nature of the ESB helmet paint job.

When I had to make this same rough call I thought to myself "How do I picture Boba in my head?" and immediately thought of the red gauntlets and blue jetpack. With that being said I LOVE the ESB helmet and still drool over it, so I had to have that on my suit. So bam, I was SOLD on SE!

Another thing to keep in mind is the body type you have. Don't get me wrong, anyone can do any suit they want, but Jeremy was a pretty skinny guy in ESB and because of his build then the lighter guys look a little better in ESB attire in my opinion. Where as in ROTJ Jeremy looks to have bulked up a bit and fills the suit more, or at least in the legs.

No matter what suit you decide on you're going to be happy with it. Just take your time and do your research. Staying off eBay is a good tip, but also save up a little and do the parts you want in the first place. The guys who do everything budget and then go back and upgrade will likely spend a lot more than the guys that just get the ideal parts from the get-go.

Good luck and if you have any questions about the SE PM me and I can give you the parts list I used personally!

The entire armor of ROTJ has a more intricate and detailed paint job than the ESB armor, so painting your costume will take longer with an accurate ROTJ then it would with an accurate ESB.

All the parts for all 3 mentioned costumes are readily available from a number of different "vendors" here on TDH, so finding parts wouldn't be a huge concern.

Would have to disagree...theres alot going on on the ESB armor...look at spideys paint up from the Jermey Bullock suit...all three have parts that are intricate....the ROTJ helmet is pretty intricate if you actually do it correctly...the jetpack is more colorfull...but the ESB has alot of really in depth painting on the armor, neither armor is just green...like I see alot of armor that is just green yellow and silver and thats not correct at all....

i've been struggling with the same question because i just couldn't decide, but it's my first lid and i'm going with the ESB. for some reason when i think of fett, the ESB helmet really stands out to me.

Read, read, read and then read some more before starting your build. There is a LOT of information out there. There are a number of great people here that offer the different parts.

Stay away from the impulse of buying off of ebay. Most of the products there aren't all that great. Most of the time you can find someone here that sells the part and quality will be much better. You may have to wait a bit longer for the parts, but it will be worth the wait.

If you can't find the answers that you need already posted don't hesitate to ask.

I just wanted to agree with Asok on this one. I had been watching EBay and nearly spent some bad $. After some research, I found I could get better products (not recasts)and even pay less for them. Research is priceless. TDH has even a excellent connection to helpful people that dig this hobby.

Sorry for not replying sooner guys, thanks for the advice, it's taken me a long time to decide which way to go.
I've decided to go down the SE route, as I too, love the ROTJ armour and the ESB helmet. I know there are a few more differences (i.e. pouches on the belt etc).
Anyways I finally bit the bullet and got an ROTJ EE-3 from stormrider (this was one of his solid rubber barrel seconds), which needed a fair bit of work -I'm still working on it! but it's looking good I think (pics to follow) I have MOW gaunts on order and an ASOK CC GMH helmet kit on order, can't wait for them to turn up I'm going to attempt the paint job myself - I've been watching Welshwarrior's tutorials on youtube which are great.

Awesome, I would of said go with which one is your favroite, and run with it. I am going with ESBm becuase it is honestly my favorite, actually working on ESB Fett, Dengar, Bossk, 4 Lom, and Zuckuss. So I got a long way to go, but im on my way thanks to this great site.